# Dublin South-Central (Dáil constituency)

Dublin South-Central is a parliamentary constituency in Dublin City represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects four deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

## Constituency profile

The largest employers in the area are the Guinness Brewery and St. James's Hospital. Dubbed the "People's republic of Dublin South-Central, the constituency is one of the country's most left-wing, with all of the TDs elected in 2020 being from centre-left or left-wing parties. Both Labour Party TDs elected in 2011 had previously been members of other left-wing parties: Eric Byrne was a former member of the Workers' Party and Democratic Left, and Michael Conaghan had stood in a number of elections for Jim Kemmy's Democratic Socialist Party.

## History and boundaries

A constituency of this name was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 containing the Mansion House, Merchants' Quay, Royal Exchange, St. Kevin's, South Dock, Usher's and Wood Quay wards of Dublin. Its boundaries changed considerably over the years, generally moving to the west within the city.
It is now located near the centre of Dublin city. The constituency comprises Ballyfermot, Bluebell, Chapelizod, Crumlin, Drimnagh, Dolphin's Barn, Inchicore, the Liberties, Kimmage and Walkinstown.
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:
       Carna, Chapelizod, Cherry-Orchard A, Cherry-Orchard C, Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Crumlin F, Decies, Drumfinn, Inchicore A, Inchicore B, Kilmainham A, Kilmainham B, Kilmainham C, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Kylemore, Merchants Quay A, Merchants Quay B, Merchants Quay C, Merchants Quay D, Merchants Quay E, Merchants Quay F, Ushers A, Ushers B, Ushers C, Ushers D, Ushers E, Ushers F, Walkinstown A, Walkinstown B, Walkinstown C;
       and that part of the electoral division of Phoenix Park situated south of a line drawn along Chapelizod Road, Conyngham Road and Parkgate Street."

## TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin South-Central 1948– :
| Key to parties  AAA–PBP = AAA–PBP  CnaP = Clann na Poblachta  DL = Democratic Left  FF = Fianna Fáil  FG = Fine Gael  GP = Green  Ind = Independent  I4C = Inds. 4 Change  Lab = Labour  PBP = People Before Profit  SF = Sinn Féin  SD = Social Democrats  S–PBP = Solidarity–PBP  WP = Workers' Party ||||||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) |
| 13th | 1948 | | Seán Lemass (FF) | | James Larkin Jnr (Lab) | | Con Lehane (CnaP) | | Maurice E. Dockrell (FG) | | John McCann (FF) |
| 14th | 1951 | | Seán Lemass (FF) | | James Larkin Jnr (Lab) | | Philip Brady (FF) | | Maurice E. Dockrell (FG) | | John McCann (FF) |
| 15th | 1954 | | Seán Lemass (FF) | | James Larkin Jnr (Lab) | | Thomas Finlay (FG) | | Maurice E. Dockrell (FG) | | Celia Lynch (FF) |
| 16th | 1957 | | Seán Lemass (FF) | | Jack Murphy (Ind) | | Philip Brady (FF) | | Maurice E. Dockrell (FG) | | Celia Lynch (FF) |
| 16th | 1958 by-election | | Seán Lemass (FF) | | Patrick Cummins (FF) | | Philip Brady (FF) | | Maurice E. Dockrell (FG) | | Celia Lynch (FF) |
| 17th | 1961 | | Seán Lemass (FF) | | Patrick Cummins (FF) | | Philip Brady (FF) | | Maurice E. Dockrell (FG) | | Joseph Barron (CnaP) |
| 18th | 1965 | | Seán Lemass (FF) | | Frank Cluskey (Lab) | | Philip Brady (FF) | | Maurice E. Dockrell (FG) | | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FF) |
| 19th | 1969 | | Richie Ryan (FG) | | Ben Briscoe (FF) | | Philip Brady (FF) | | John O'Donovan (Lab) | 4 seats 1969–1977 | 4 seats 1969–1977 |
| 20th | 1973 | | Richie Ryan (FG) | | Ben Briscoe (FF) | | Philip Brady (FF) | | John Kelly (FG) | 4 seats 1969–1977 | 4 seats 1969–1977 |
| 21st | 1977 | | Fergus O'Brien (FG) | | Frank Cluskey (Lab) | | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FF) | 3 seats 1977–1981 | 3 seats 1977–1981 | 3 seats 1977–1981 | 3 seats 1977–1981 |
| 22nd | 1981 | | Fergus O'Brien (FG) | | Ben Briscoe (FF) | | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FF) | | Gay Mitchell (FG) | | John O'Connell (Ind) |
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | | Frank Cluskey (Lab) | | Ben Briscoe (FF) | | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FF) | | Gay Mitchell (FG) | | John O'Connell (Ind) |
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | | Frank Cluskey (Lab) | | Ben Briscoe (FF) | | Fergus O'Brien (FG) | | Gay Mitchell (FG) | | John O'Connell (Ind) |
| 25th | 1987 | | Frank Cluskey (Lab) | | Ben Briscoe (FF) | | Fergus O'Brien (FG) | | Gay Mitchell (FG) | | Mary Mooney (FF) |
| 26th | 1989 | | John O'Connell (FF) | | Ben Briscoe (FF) | | Fergus O'Brien (FG) | | Gay Mitchell (FG) | | Eric Byrne (WP) |
| 27th | 1992 | | John O'Connell (FF) | | Ben Briscoe (FF) | | Pat Upton (Lab) | | Gay Mitchell (FG) | 4 seats 1992–2002 | 4 seats 1992–2002 |
| 27th | 1994 by-election | | Eric Byrne (DL) | | Ben Briscoe (FF) | | Pat Upton (Lab) | | Gay Mitchell (FG) | 4 seats 1992–2002 | 4 seats 1992–2002 |
| 28th | 1997 | | Seán Ardagh (FF) | | Ben Briscoe (FF) | | Pat Upton (Lab) | | Gay Mitchell (FG) | 4 seats 1992–2002 | 4 seats 1992–2002 |
| 28th | 1999 by-election | | Seán Ardagh (FF) | | Ben Briscoe (FF) | | Mary Upton (Lab) | | Gay Mitchell (FG) | 4 seats 1992–2002 | 4 seats 1992–2002 |
| 29th | 2002 | | Seán Ardagh (FF) | | Aengus Ó Snodaigh (SF) | | Mary Upton (Lab) | | Gay Mitchell (FG) | | Michael Mulcahy (FF) |
| 30th | 2007 | | Seán Ardagh (FF) | | Aengus Ó Snodaigh (SF) | | Mary Upton (Lab) | | Catherine Byrne (FG) | | Michael Mulcahy (FF) |
| 31st | 2011 | | Eric Byrne (Lab) | | Aengus Ó Snodaigh (SF) | | Joan Collins (PBP) | | Catherine Byrne (FG) | | Michael Conaghan (Lab) |
| 32nd | 2016 | | Bríd Smith (AAA–PBP) | | Aengus Ó Snodaigh (SF) | | Joan Collins (I4C) | | Catherine Byrne (FG) | 4 seats from 2016 | 4 seats from 2016 |
| 33rd | 2020 | | Bríd Smith (S–PBP) | | Aengus Ó Snodaigh (SF) | | Joan Collins (I4C) | | Patrick Costello (GP) | 4 seats from 2016 | 4 seats from 2016 |
| 34th | 2024 | | Catherine Ardagh (FF) | | Aengus Ó Snodaigh (SF) | | Máire Devine (SF) | | Jen Cummins (SD) | 4 seats from 2016 | 4 seats from 2016 |
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.
* ↑ O'Connell served as Ceann Comhairle in the 22nd and 23rd Dáil from 1981 to 1983 and was returned automatically at the February 1982 and November 1982 general elections. He joined Fianna Fáil in January 1985.
* ↑ Founded Right to Change in May 2020.

## Elections

^ *: Outgoing TD

### 2024 general election

2024 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| | Sinn Féin | Aengus Ó Snodaigh | 12.0 | 4,497 | 4,499 | 4,506 | 4,520 | 4,521 | 4,551 | 4,606 | 4,679 | 4,835 | 4,865 | 4,932 | 6,374 | 6,878 | 7,117 | 7,137 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Catherine Ardagh | 10.7 | 3,988 | 3,989 | 3,989 | 3,999 | 4,027 | 4,035 | 4,054 | 4,073 | 4,260 | 4,488 | 6,634 | 6,693 | 7,163 | 8,027 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Máire Devine | 10.3 | 3,854 | 3,857 | 3,861 | 3,866 | 3,872 | 3,890 | 3,919 | 3,953 | 4,149 | 4,182 | 4,232 | 5,711 | 6,216 | 6,487 | 6,509 |
| | Social Democrats | Jen Cummins | 8.9 | 3,347 | 3,368 | 3,370 | 3,378 | 3,383 | 3,396 | 3,411 | 3,434 | 3,550 | 4,288 | 4,499 | 4,561 | 5,054 | 6,970 | 7,404 |
| | PBP–Solidarity | Hazel De Nortúin | 8.9 | 3,331 | 3,362 | 3,372 | 3,406 | 3,422 | 3,487 | 3,551 | 3,638 | 3,810 | 3,952 | 4,063 | 4,405 | 5,488 | 6,036 | 6,115 |
| | Sinn Féin | Daithí Doolan | 8.8 | 3,290 | 3,290 | 3,295 | 3,317 | 3,328 | 3,361 | 3,424 | 3,463 | 3,563 | 3,594 | 3,649 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Mary Seery Kearney | 8.2 | 3,056 | 3,056 | 3,064 | 3,075 | 3,081 | 3,094 | 3,103 | 3,115 | 3,194 | 3,451 | | | | | |
| | Right to Change | Joan Collins | 7.8 | 2,907 | 2,916 | 2,923 | 2,936 | 2,992 | 3,050 | 3,151 | 3,272 | 3,590 | 3,679 | 3,861 | 3,960 | | | |
| | Labour | Darragh Moriarty | 6.6 | 2,476 | 2,491 | 2,496 | 2,512 | 2,520 | 2,542 | 2,578 | 2,598 | 2,668 | 3,454 | 3,920 | 3,987 | 4,333 | | |
| | Green | Patrick Costello | 6.1 | 2,267 | 2,285 | 2,286 | 2,289 | 2,299 | 2,304 | 2,314 | 2,323 | 2,372 | | | | | | |
| | Aontú | Aisling Considine | 4.0 | 1,474 | 1,476 | 1,495 | 1,511 | 1,579 | 1,616 | 1,703 | 2,178 | | | | | | | |
| | Irish Freedom | Barry Ward | 2.0 | 751 | 751 | 767 | 784 | 849 | 978 | 1,326 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent Ireland | Philip Sutcliffe Snr | 1.8 | 686 | 688 | 738 | 771 | 801 | 966 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Dolores Webster | 1.5 | 549 | 552 | 561 | 615 | 640 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | The Irish People | Jina Ahearne | 0.9 | 321 | 321 | 334 | 346 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Richard Murray | 0.7 | 264 | 269 | 281 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent Ireland | Rebecca Hendrick | 0.5 | 172 | 173 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rabharta | John Paul Murphy | 0.3 | 114 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 77,072 Valid: 37,344 Spoilt: 475 Quota: 7,469 Turnout: 37,819 (49.1%) |||||||||||||||||||
* ↑ De Nortúin is a member of People Before Profit.
* ↑ Sutcliffe was a member of Independent Ireland, but left the party during the general election campaign.

### 2020 general election

2020 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Aengus Ó Snodaigh | 39.3 | 17,015 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Catherine Byrne | 11.7 | 5,078 | 5,192 | 5,202 | 5,275 | 5,788 | 7,431 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Catherine Ardagh | 11.0 | 4,782 | 5,013 | 5,030 | 5,184 | 5,598 | |
| | Solidarity–PBP | Bríd Smith | 11.0 | 4,753 | 9,547 | | | | |
| | Green | Patrick Costello | 9.3 | 4,041 | 4,449 | 4,522 | 4,698 | 6,917 | 8,582 |
| | Inds. 4 Change | Joan Collins | 6.5 | 2,831 | 4,578 | 5,076 | 5,552 | 6,654 | 7,807 |
| | Labour | Rebecca Moynihan | 4.8 | 2,095 | 2,330 | 2,375 | 2,491 | | |
| | Social Democrats | Tara Deacy | 3.7 | 1,595 | 1,921 | 2,006 | 2,181 | | |
| | National Party | Serina Irvine | 1.5 | 632 | 770 | 801 | | | |
| | Independent | Richard Murray | 0.5 | 207 | 420 | 512 | | | |
| | Independent | Alan Kerrigan | 0.3 | 146 | 241 | 257 | | | |
| | Independent | Robert Foley | 0.2 | 78 | 114 | 121 | | | |
| | Independent | Sean O'Leary | 0.1 | 38 | 57 | 71 | | | |
| Electorate: 79,460 Valid: 43,291 Spoilt: 515 (1.2%) Quota: 8,659 Turnout: 43,806 (55.1%) ||||||||||
* ↑ Smith was a member of People Before Profit.

### 2016 general election

2016 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Sinn Féin | Aengus Ó Snodaigh | 15.5 | 6,639 | 6,690 | 6,715 | 6,734 | 6,927 | 7,061 | 9,566 | | | | |
| | Inds. 4 Change | Joan Collins | 14.5 | 6,195 | 6,303 | 6,374 | 6,461 | 7,034 | 7,666 | 8,168 | 8,618 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Catherine Byrne | 14.3 | 6,130 | 6,154 | 6,317 | 6,516 | 6,679 | 7,037 | 7,090 | 7,111 | 9,723 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Catherine Ardagh | 12.7 | 5,441 | 5,508 | 5,698 | 5,817 | 6,064 | 6,439 | 6,556 | 6,617 | 7,116 | 7,841 | 7,844 |
| | AAA–PBP | Bríd Smith | 10.2 | 4,374 | 4,476 | 4,527 | 4,729 | 5,193 | 5,853 | 6,208 | 6,643 | 7,410 | 7,836 | 7,879 |
| | Sinn Féin | Máire Devine | 7.8 | 3,332 | 3,363 | 3,389 | 3,423 | 3,531 | 3,686 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Eric Byrne | 7.7 | 3,297 | 3,314 | 3,372 | 3,645 | 3,822 | 4,481 | 4,531 | 4,558 | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Liam Coyne | 5.7 | 2,434 | 2,486 | 2,595 | 2,998 | 3,256 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Paul Hand | 4.7 | 2,011 | 2,100 | 2,222 | 2,358 | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Oisín Ó hAlmhain | 3.3 | 1,410 | 1,431 | 1,514 | | | | | | | | |
| | Renua | Michael Gargan | 2.1 | 893 | 943 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Direct Democracy | Neville Bradley | 1.0 | 407 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Richard Murray | 0.7 | 294 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 74,942 Valid: 42,857 Spoilt: 694 (1.6%) Quota: 8,572 Turnout: 43,551 (58.1%) |||||||||||||||

### 2011 general election

2011 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| | Labour | Eric Byrne | 16.4 | 8,357 | 8,367 | 8,380 | 8,391 | 8,401 | 8,411 | 8,416 | 8,721 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Aengus Ó Snodaigh | 13.4 | 6,804 | 6,819 | 6,835 | 6,838 | 6,849 | 6,874 | 6,885 | 7,041 | 7,111 | 7,123 | 7,455 | 7,569 | 7,719 |
| | People Before Profit | Joan Collins | 12.9 | 6,574 | 6,585 | 6,606 | 6,630 | 6,653 | 6,691 | 6,728 | 7,042 | 7,166 | 7,194 | 7,773 | 7,978 | 8,459 |
| | Fine Gael | Catherine Byrne | 11.0 | 5,604 | 5,610 | 5,614 | 5,618 | 5,626 | 5,630 | 5,663 | 5,915 | 7,120 | 7,142 | 7,780 | 11,867 | |
| | Labour | Michael Conaghan | 10.8 | 5,492 | 5,497 | 5,501 | 5,505 | 5,509 | 5,537 | 5,544 | 5,726 | 5,819 | 5,904 | 8,194 | 8,463 | 9,858 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Mulcahy | 9.5 | 4,837 | 4,844 | 4,845 | 4,850 | 4,865 | 4,869 | 4,932 | 5,059 | 5,186 | 5,195 | 5,465 | 5,698 | 6,161 |
| | Labour | Henry Upton | 8.2 | 4,183 | 4,187 | 4,192 | 4,208 | 4,218 | 4,226 | 4,231 | 4,459 | 4,675 | 4,747 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Colm Brophy | 6.6 | 3,376 | 3,377 | 3,384 | 3,387 | 3,393 | 3,396 | 3,418 | 3,537 | 4,842 | 4,847 | 5,199 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Ruairi McGinley | 5.8 | 2,976 | 2,980 | 2,983 | 2,983 | 2,991 | 2,996 | 3,010 | 3,128 | | | | | |
| | Green | Oisín Ó hAlmhain | 2.0 | 1,015 | 1,015 | 1,019 | 1,031 | 1,038 | 1,042 | 1,051 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Peter O'Neill | 0.9 | 456 | 465 | 469 | 479 | 501 | 539 | 549 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Neville Bradley | 0.6 | 323 | 328 | 364 | 368 | 391 | 410 | 425 | | | | | | |
| | Christian Solidarity | Colm Callanan | 0.5 | 239 | 239 | 241 | 246 | 247 | 251 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Seán Connolly Farrell | 0.3 | 178 | 182 | 190 | 198 | 217 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Paul King | 0.3 | 146 | 156 | 158 | 176 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Gerry Kelly | 0.3 | 137 | 139 | 143 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Noel Bennett | 0.3 | 128 | 128 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Dominic Mooney | 0.2 | 102 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 80,203 Valid: 50,927 Spoilt: 817 (1.6%) Quota: 8,488 Turnout: 51,744 (64.5%) |||||||||||||||||
* ↑ Collins campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.

### 2007 general election

2007 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Ardagh | 17.4 | 8,286 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Mulcahy | 15.7 | 7,439 | 7,687 | 8,186 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Mary Upton | 12.6 | 5,987 | 6,006 | 6,133 | 6,186 | 6,532 | 6,818 | 7,136 | 7,759 | 9,020 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Aengus Ó Snodaigh | 10.2 | 4,825 | 4,838 | 4,913 | 4,922 | 5,039 | 5,648 | 5,772 | 6,509 | 6,932 | 7,001 |
| | Fine Gael | Catherine Byrne | 9.9 | 4,713 | 4,728 | 4,847 | 4,890 | 5,068 | 5,231 | 6,719 | 7,050 | 7,663 | 7,921 |
| | Labour | Eric Byrne | 8.5 | 4,054 | 4,071 | 4,144 | 4,165 | 4,337 | 4,493 | 4,754 | 5,332 | 6,227 | 6,932 |
| | Green | Tony McDermott | 5.8 | 2,756 | 2,764 | 2,872 | 2,904 | 3,139 | 3,278 | 3,416 | 3,781 | | |
| | Independent | Joan Collins | 4.6 | 2,203 | 2,212 | 2,277 | 2,288 | 2,552 | 3,253 | 3,362 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Anne Marie Martin | 4.5 | 2,125 | 2,131 | 2,230 | 2,269 | 2,441 | 2,558 | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Bríd Smith | 4.4 | 2,086 | 2,090 | 2,205 | 2,221 | 2,383 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Roisín Healy | 3.4 | 1,613 | 1,619 | 1,726 | 1,766 | | | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Frank McNamara | 1.0 | 474 | 480 | | | | | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Ben Doyle | 0.9 | 438 | 449 | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Andrew McGuinness | 0.5 | 256 | 257 | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Solidarity | Michael Redmond | 0.3 | 155 | 155 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Con Gunning | 0.3 | 121 | 122 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 86,710 Valid: 47,531 Spoilt: 789 (1.6%) Quota: 7,922 Turnout: 48,320 (55.7%) ||||||||||||||

### 2002 general election

2002 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Ardagh | 13.7 | 6,031 | 6,033 | 6,047 | 6,066 | 6,131 | 6,202 | 6,399 | 6,472 | 6,595 | 8,207 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Aengus Ó Snodaigh | 12.7 | 5,591 | 5,619 | 5,759 | 5,879 | 6,099 | 6,376 | 6,431 | 6,522 | 6,892 | 7,282 | 7,523 |
| | Fine Gael | Gay Mitchell | 12.4 | 5,444 | 5,456 | 5,469 | 5,507 | 5,612 | 5,708 | 5,941 | 7,280 | 7,709 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Mulcahy | 11.3 | 4,990 | 4,994 | 5,007 | 5,024 | 5,102 | 5,165 | 5,342 | 5,391 | 5,497 | 7,364 | |
| | Labour | Mary Upton | 10.3 | 4,520 | 4,529 | 4,593 | 4,677 | 4,749 | 4,863 | 5,110 | 5,332 | 6,286 | 6,675 | 6,963 |
| | Labour | Eric Byrne | 9.4 | 4,159 | 4,188 | 4,265 | 4,365 | 4,436 | 4,568 | 4,659 | 4,839 | 5,438 | 5,658 | 5,844 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Marian McGennis | 9.3 | 4,085 | 4,085 | 4,110 | 4,160 | 4,199 | 4,423 | 4,581 | 4,676 | 4,827 | | |
| | Green | Kristina McElroy | 5.2 | 2,299 | 2,311 | 2,400 | 2,491 | 2,575 | 2,771 | 2,974 | 3,115 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Catherine Byrne | 4.6 | 2,012 | 2,015 | 2,025 | 2,059 | 2,091 | 2,146 | 2,259 | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Bob Quinn | 3.1 | 1,377 | 1,381 | 1,395 | 1,405 | 1,472 | 1,534 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Vincent Jackson | 2.6 | 1,142 | 1,147 | 1,203 | 1,323 | 1,411 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Áine Ní Chonaill | 2.1 | 926 | 930 | 949 | 966 | | | | | | | |
| | Socialist Workers | Bríd Smith | 1.4 | 617 | 633 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Linda Kavanagh | 1.3 | 553 | 692 | 782 | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Shay Kelly | 0.6 | 270 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 86,161 Valid: 44,016 Spoilt: 752 (1.7%) Quota: 7,337 Turnout: 44,768 (51.9%) |||||||||||||||

### 1999 by-election

Labour Party TD Pat Upton died on 22 February 1999. A by-election to fill the vacancy was held on 27 October 1999. Turnout was only 27.9%, down from 60% at the 1997 general election. The seat was won by the Labour Party candidate Mary Upton, sister of the deceased TD.
1999 by-election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Mulcahy | 30.1 | 6,050 | 6,059 | 6,108 | 6,157 | 6,330 | 6,497 | 7,005 | 7,901 |
| | Labour | Mary Upton | 28.0 | 5,637 | 5,648 | 5,683 | 5,831 | 5,913 | 6,545 | 7,148 | 10,274 |
| | Fine Gael | Catherine Byrne | 20.1 | 4,037 | 4,064 | 4,093 | 4,154 | 4,240 | 4,559 | 4,778 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Aengus Ó Snodaigh | 8.4 | 1,686 | 1,689 | 1,708 | 1,800 | 1,849 | 2,051 | | |
| | Green | John Goodwillie | 6.3 | 1,263 | 1,297 | 1,330 | 1,477 | 1,588 | | | |
| | Christian Solidarity | Manus MacMeanmain | 2.0 | 399 | 404 | 601 | 616 | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Shay Kelly | 2.8 | 555 | 561 | 566 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Eammon Murphy | 1.9 | 383 | 387 | | | | | | |
| | Natural Law | John Burns | 0.5 | 106 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 69,771 Valid: 20,116 Quota: 10,059 Turnout: 28.8% ||||||||||||

### 1997 general election

1997 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| | Fine Gael | Gay Mitchell | 22.0 | 8,910 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe | 11.7 | 4,762 | 4,794 | 4,796 | 4,802 | 4,811 | 4,816 | 4,818 | 4,820 | 4,825 | 4,916 | 4,964 | 5,104 | 5,673 | 5,969 | 8,005 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Ardagh | 11.4 | 4,634 | 4,650 | 4,650 | 4,654 | 4,660 | 4,662 | 4,671 | 4,678 | 4,679 | 4,773 | 4,815 | 4,915 | 5,556 | 5,895 | 8,222 |
| | Democratic Left | Eric Byrne | 11.3 | 4,586 | 4,667 | 4,669 | 4,672 | 4,676 | 4,677 | 4,688 | 4,695 | 4,727 | 4,983 | 5,292 | 5,764 | 5,944 | 6,411 | 6,818 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Mulcahy | 11.3 | 4,574 | 4,606 | 4,607 | 4,614 | 4,623 | 4,625 | 4,630 | 4,639 | 4,647 | 4,736 | 4,797 | 4,895 | 5,319 | 5,659 | |
| | Labour | Pat Upton | 10.4 | 4,224 | 4,354 | 4,356 | 4,361 | 4,364 | 4,369 | 4,383 | 4,392 | 4,424 | 4,608 | 5,529 | 6,033 | 6,300 | 6,703 | 7,085 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Cáit Keane | 5.0 | 2,031 | 2,050 | 2,052 | 2,054 | 2,061 | 2,065 | 2,071 | 2,076 | 2,078 | 2,161 | 2,251 | 2,457 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Martina Kenna | 4.8 | 1,937 | 1,943 | 1,943 | 1,955 | 1,961 | 1,964 | 1,973 | 1,991 | 2,024 | 2,268 | 2,310 | 2,496 | 2,574 | | |
| | Green | John Goodwillie | 3.9 | 1,603 | 1,617 | 1,620 | 1,626 | 1,635 | 1,665 | 1,684 | 1,700 | 1,715 | 1,976 | 2,094 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Ruairi McGinley | 3.0 | 1,215 | 1,652 | 1,654 | 1,657 | 1,661 | 1,667 | 1,676 | 1,686 | 1,690 | 1,776 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Éamonn Gavin | 0.9 | 367 | 371 | 372 | 374 | 387 | 405 | 423 | 443 | 445 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Andre Lyder | 0.8 | 350 | 354 | 355 | 360 | 363 | 369 | 384 | 404 | 410 | | | | | | |
| | Socialist Party | Martin Walsh | 0.8 | 328 | 331 | 332 | 336 | 338 | 339 | 343 | 353 | 424 | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Shay Kelly | 0.7 | 297 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 305 | 306 | 316 | 328 | | | | | | |
| | Socialist Workers | Bríd Smith | 0.5 | 218 | 222 | 222 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 225 | 232 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Brendan O'Reilly | 0.3 | 132 | 135 | 135 | 137 | 140 | 145 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Seán Kelly | 0.3 | 125 | 127 | 128 | 143 | 149 | 153 | 165 | | | | | | | | |
| | Natural Law | Michael Dwyer | 0.2 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 100 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Colm Callanan | 0.2 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Dean O'Nualláin | 0.2 | 80 | 81 | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | David Henry | 0.1 | 23 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 68,146 Valid: 40,579 Spoilt: 550 (1.3%) Quota: 8,116 Turnout: 41,129 (60.4%) |||||||||||||||||||

### 1994 by-election

Fianna Fáil TD John O'Connell resigned on 24 February 1993. A by-election to fill the vacancy was held on 9 June 1994.
1994 by-election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Democratic Left | Eric Byrne | 27.8 | 7,445 | 7,479 | 7,601 | 7,748 | 7,930 | 8,352 | 8,984 | 10,284 | 12,741 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Mulcahy | 21.1 | 5,642 | 5,697 | 5,770 | 5,893 | 6,043 | 6,335 | 6,664 | 7,370 | 8,629 |
| | Fine Gael | Brian Hayes | 17.3 | 4,637 | 4,677 | 4,723 | 4,752 | 4,926 | 5,628 | 6,028 | 6,619 | |
| | Labour | Joe Connolly | 9.9 | 2,643 | 2,664 | 2,743 | 2,824 | 2,904 | 3,062 | 3,417 | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Cáit Keane | 7.0 | 1,881 | 1,912 | 1,939 | 1,955 | 2,095 | | | | |
| | Green | John Goodwillie | 6.5 | 1,752 | 1,809 | 1,904 | 2,138 | 2,332 | 2,579 | | | |
| | Independent | Eamonn Gavin | 3.6 | 972 | 1,038 | 1,053 | 1,088 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Martina Gibney | 2.9 | 781 | 800 | 859 | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Shay Kelly | 2.2 | 595 | 618 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Park | 1.0 | 275 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Benny Cooney | 0.6 | 152 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 62,300 Valid: 26,775 Quota: 13,388 Turnout: 43.0% |||||||||||||

### 1992 general election

1992 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| | Labour | Pat Upton | 29.6 | 11,923 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Gay Mitchell | 16.6 | 6,662 | 7,578 | 7,595 | 7,630 | 7,672 | 7,829 | 8,730 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John O'Connell | 14.5 | 5,825 | 6,084 | 6,089 | 6,105 | 6,180 | 6,271 | 6,306 | 6,336 | 6,461 | 7,337 | 7,583 | 8,182 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe | 10.9 | 4,385 | 4,539 | 4,547 | 4,566 | 4,602 | 4,754 | 4,778 | 4,816 | 4,875 | 5,634 | 5,873 | 6,417 | 6,526 |
| | Democratic Left | Eric Byrne | 7.4 | 2,990 | 4,021 | 4,037 | 4,080 | 4,153 | 4,192 | 4,238 | 4,310 | 4,704 | 4,766 | 5,492 | 6,497 | 6,521 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Cáit Keane | 4.7 | 1,886 | 2,235 | 2,252 | 2,258 | 2,273 | 2,300 | 2,449 | 2,858 | 2,977 | 3,047 | 3,428 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Mulcahy | 4.2 | 1,684 | 1,762 | 1,768 | 1,779 | 1,822 | 1,888 | 1,905 | 1,916 | 1,946 | | | | |
| | Green | Mary Bowers | 3.2 | 1,295 | 1,581 | 1,620 | 1,672 | 1,856 | 1,995 | 2,036 | 2,142 | 2,441 | 2,499 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Edith Wynne | 2.5 | 1,005 | 1,241 | 1,244 | 1,248 | 1,257 | 1,284 | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Centrist | Eamonn Murphy | 2.1 | 832 | 863 | 869 | 888 | 907 | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Rita Whelan | 1.8 | 717 | 1,144 | 1,153 | 1,189 | 1,320 | 1,345 | 1,377 | 1,392 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Martina Gibney | 1.7 | 675 | 722 | 724 | 751 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Davy Heinkel Johnston | 0.6 | 235 | 272 | 291 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mary Daly | 0.3 | 128 | 151 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 63,718 Valid: 40,242 Spoilt: 892 (2.2%) Quota: 8,049 Turnout: 41,134 (64.6%) |||||||||||||||||

### 1989 general election

1989 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Fine Gael | Gay Mitchell | 17.5 | 7,905 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John O'Connell | 17.1 | 7,707 | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Eric Byrne | 15.2 | 6,849 | 6,878 | 6,887 | 6,903 | 7,261 | 7,348 | 7,588 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe | 13.4 | 6,037 | 6,055 | 6,142 | 6,149 | 6,220 | 6,282 | 6,326 | 6,657 | 7,050 |
| | Fine Gael | Fergus O'Brien | 9.1 | 4,108 | 4,374 | 4,381 | 4,389 | 4,440 | 5,269 | 5,375 | 5,863 | 7,411 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Mooney | 9.1 | 4,081 | 4,098 | 4,174 | 4,183 | 4,301 | 4,378 | 4,420 | 4,742 | 5,235 |
| | Green | Mary Bowers | 5.0 | 2,264 | 2,272 | 2,275 | 2,320 | 2,597 | 2,691 | 2,756 | | |
| | Labour | Pat Upton | 4.2 | 1,907 | 1,919 | 1,922 | 1,927 | 2,034 | 2,126 | 3,289 | 4,327 | |
| | Labour | Pat Murray | 3.5 | 1,557 | 1,570 | 1,572 | 1,583 | 1,664 | 1,724 | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Ronnie McBrien | 2.9 | 1,314 | 1,338 | 1,340 | 1,348 | 1,361 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Micheál O Muireagáin | 2.8 | 1,241 | 1,243 | 1,245 | 1,253 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael John Foley | 0.3 | 122 | 122 | 122 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 72,389 Valid: 45,092 Quota: 7,516 Turnout: 62.3% |||||||||||||

### 1987 general election

1987 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe | 18.5 | 9,582 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Gay Mitchell | 15.7 | 8,107 | 8,145 | 8,148 | 8,163 | 8,169 | 8,259 | 8,306 | 8,768 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Fergus O'Brien | 11.9 | 6,160 | 6,183 | 6,184 | 6,192 | 6,196 | 6,267 | 6,308 | 6,519 | 9,730 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John O'Connell | 11.4 | 5,911 | 6,257 | 6,259 | 6,260 | 6,271 | 6,310 | 6,488 | 6,853 | 7,211 | 7,239 | 7,380 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Mooney | 10.9 | 5,656 | 6,101 | 6,101 | 6,113 | 6,131 | 6,193 | 6,447 | 7,053 | 7,522 | 7,559 | 7,712 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Ronald McBrien | 10.1 | 5,212 | 5,236 | 5,239 | 5,259 | 5,266 | 5,420 | 5,456 | 5,842 | | | |
| | Labour | Frank Cluskey | 9.1 | 4,701 | 4,738 | 4,741 | 4,756 | 4,795 | 4,976 | 5,110 | 7,040 | 8,203 | 8,290 | 9,110 |
| | Workers' Party | Eric Byrne | 7.6 | 3,946 | 3,978 | 3,997 | 4,014 | 4,109 | 4,224 | 4,638 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Micheal Ó Muireagáin | 2.5 | 1,266 | 1,271 | 1,281 | 1,282 | 1,326 | 1,343 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Timothy Cahill | 1.4 | 711 | 715 | 716 | 756 | 777 | | | | | | |
| | Communist | Deirdre Buggle | 0.4 | 186 | 192 | 248 | 265 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Barbara Hyland | 0.3 | 152 | 152 | 155 | | | | | | | | |
| | Communist | Michael Wall | 0.2 | 102 | 102 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 78,116 Valid: 51,692 Quota: 8,616 Turnout: 66.2% |||||||||||||||

### November 1982 general election

John O'Connell was Ceann Comhairle at the dissolution of the 23rd Dáil and therefore deemed to be returned automatically. The constituency was treated as a four-seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.
November 1982 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | John O'Connell | N/A | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically |
| | Fine Gael | Gay Mitchell | 22.0 | 10,074 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe | 20.4 | 9,336 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Fergus O'Brien | 17.6 | 8,068 | 8,817 | 8,878 | 8,901 | 9,028 | 9,609 |
| | Labour | Frank Cluskey | 14.0 | 6,425 | 6,512 | 6,661 | 6,687 | 6,849 | 9,256 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick | 10.1 | 4,616 | 4,631 | 4,648 | 4,983 | 7,182 | 7,758 |
| | Workers' Party | Eric Byrne | 8.2 | 3,774 | 3,804 | 4,004 | 4,022 | 4,119 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Lauri Corcoran | 5.3 | 2,426 | 2,439 | 2,464 | 2,705 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Stokes | 1.4 | 641 | 643 | 659 | | | |
| | Democratic Socialist | Séamus Rattigan | 0.7 | 303 | 305 | | | | |
| | Independent | Brendan Moran | 0.4 | 195 | 199 | | | | |
| Electorate: 74,522 Valid: 45,858 Quota: 9,172 Turnout: 61.5% ||||||||||

### February 1982 general election

John O'Connell was Ceann Comhairle at the dissolution of the 22nd Dáil and therefore deemed to be returned automatically. The constituency was treated as a four-seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.
February 1982 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Independent | John O'Connell | N/A | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically |
| | Fine Gael | Gay Mitchell | 22.5 | 10,572 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe | 22.2 | 10,432 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Fergus O'Brien | 14.1 | 6,635 | 7,597 | 7,631 | 7,651 | 7,674 | 8,171 | 8,297 | 8,785 |
| | Labour | Frank Cluskey | 14.0 | 6,600 | 6,717 | 6,763 | 6,793 | 6,874 | 8,429 | 8,650 | 9,267 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick | 13.0 | 6,132 | 6,158 | 6,512 | 6,522 | 6,555 | 6,938 | 10,522 | |
| | Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Eric Byrne | 6.7 | 3,166 | 3,190 | 3,221 | 3,247 | 3,373 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joseph Dowling | 6.6 | 3,102 | 3,123 | 3,657 | 3,671 | 3,707 | 4,136 | | |
| | Independent | Aidan Broggy | 0.6 | 296 | 298 | 311 | 350 | | | | |
| | Independent | John Curran | 0.3 | 147 | 150 | 153 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 74,104 Valid: 47,082 Quota: 9,417 Turnout: 63.5% ||||||||||||

### 1981 general election

1981 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Independent | John O'Connell | 19.4 | 9,491 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe | 16.7 | 8,181 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Fergus O'Brien | 15.1 | 7,404 | 7,696 | 7,707 | 7,746 | 7,872 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Gay Mitchell | 14.1 | 6,879 | 7,147 | 7,163 | 7,215 | 7,369 | 7,715 | 7,918 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick | 11.6 | 5,686 | 5,855 | 5,865 | 5,890 | 5,958 | 6,230 | 8,940 |
| | Labour | Frank Cluskey | 8.4 | 4,122 | 4,323 | 4,323 | 4,723 | 5,410 | 6,622 | 6,744 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Brian Hillery | 6.1 | 2,948 | 3,067 | 3,074 | 3,092 | 3,137 | 3,265 | |
| | Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Eric Byrne | 4.9 | 2,403 | 2,538 | 2,554 | 2,664 | 2,788 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Collins | 2.2 | 1,069 | 1,157 | 1,157 | 1,233 | | | |
| | Labour | Séamus Ashe | 1.4 | 693 | 742 | 742 | | | | |
| | Independent | Daniel McCarron | 0.2 | 73 | 84 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 74,014 Valid: 48,949 Quota: 8,159 Turnout: 66.1% |||||||||||

### 1977 general election

1977 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fine Gael | Fergus O'Brien | 25.2 | 5,931 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick | 19.3 | 4,542 | 5,015 | 5,058 | 5,239 | 5,566 |
| | Labour | Frank Cluskey | 16.9 | 3,986 | 4,024 | 4,177 | 4,711 | 6,991 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Campion | 13.7 | 3,218 | 3,579 | 3,595 | 3,804 | 4,018 |
| | Fine Gael | Alexis Fitzgerald | 10.5 | 2,483 | 2,523 | 3,389 | 3,542 | |
| | Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Andy Smith | 5.6 | 1,313 | 1,340 | 1,345 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Maurice Dockrell | 4.7 | 1,096 | 1,101 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Vera Kinsella | 4.1 | 959 | | | | |
| Electorate: 37,934 Valid: 23,528 Spoilt: 245 (0.9%) Quota: 5,883 Turnout: 25,773 (67.9%) |||||||||

### 1973 general election

1973 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Fine Gael | Richie Ryan | 20.6 | 7,210 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Philip Brady | 18.7 | 6,564 | 6,587 | 6,728 | 6,740 | 6,819 | 6,865 | 7,646 | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Kelly | 14.5 | 5,064 | 5,165 | 5,226 | 6,102 | 6,263 | 6,505 | 6,590 | 6,612 | 6,993 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe | 13.6 | 4,750 | 4,752 | 4,877 | 4,894 | 4,951 | 4,992 | 6,348 | 6,957 | 7,060 |
| | Labour | John O'Donovan | 6.3 | 2,203 | 2,219 | 2,271 | 2,373 | 2,858 | 3,899 | 3,935 | 3,939 | 6,207 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerard Buchanan | 6.3 | 2,195 | 2,196 | 2,265 | 2,275 | 2,302 | 2,321 | | | |
| | Labour | Michael Collins | 6.1 | 2,136 | 2,142 | 2,187 | 2,237 | 2,621 | 3,085 | 3,102 | 3,105 | |
| | Labour | Dermot O'Rourke | 4.5 | 1,580 | 1,590 | 1,640 | 1,741 | 1,993 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin (Official) | Peigín Doyle | 4.3 | 1,521 | 1,523 | 1,581 | 1,600 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael McShane | 3.0 | 1,040 | 1,098 | 1,177 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Louis Maguire | 2.2 | 775 | 778 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 50,400 Valid: 35,038 Quota: 7,008 Turnout: 69.5% |||||||||||||

### 1969 general election

1969 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Fine Gael | Richie Ryan | 16.9 | 5,958 | 5,971 | 5,989 | 6,234 | 6,501 | 6,546 | 6,607 | 6,674 | 7,385 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Philip Brady | 15.7 | 5,527 | 5,537 | 5,548 | 5,561 | 5,573 | 5,594 | 5,705 | 6,835 | 7,022 | 7,037 | 7,152 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ben Briscoe | 14.3 | 5,035 | 5,058 | 5,073 | 5,089 | 5,100 | 5,135 | 5,206 | 6,494 | 6,758 | 6,778 | 6,933 |
| | Fine Gael | John Kelly | 11.0 | 3,868 | 3,882 | 3,893 | 4,009 | 4,370 | 4,397 | 4,444 | 4,479 | 5,365 | 5,627 | 5,845 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Louis Maguire | 7.6 | 2,661 | 2,672 | 2,681 | 2,689 | 2,704 | 2,722 | 2,743 | | | | |
| | Labour | Dermot O'Rourke | 7.1 | 2,488 | 2,499 | 2,519 | 2,551 | 2,567 | 2,768 | 3,189 | 3,235 | 3,503 | 3,519 | |
| | Independent | Maurice O'Connell | 7.0 | 2,475 | 2,494 | 2,523 | 2,586 | 2,631 | 2,694 | 2,808 | 2,897 | | | |
| | Labour | John O'Donovan | 7.0 | 2,450 | 2,456 | 2,465 | 2,479 | 2,493 | 2,913 | 4,360 | 4,401 | 4,815 | 4,845 | 7,338 |
| | Labour | Emmet Boyle | 5.0 | 1,757 | 1,767 | 1,781 | 1,791 | 1,798 | 2,370 | | | | | |
| | Labour | John Clarke | 4.0 | 1,392 | 1,400 | 1,421 | 1,425 | 1,430 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Kelly | 1.9 | 677 | 685 | 686 | 773 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael McShane | 1.7 | 602 | 605 | 610 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick Dunne | 0.5 | 166 | 176 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | James Hiney | 0.4 | 149 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 50,525 Valid: 35,205 Quota: 7,042 Turnout: 69.7% |||||||||||||||

### 1965 general election

1965 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Lemass | 34.7 | 12,400 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Frank Cluskey | 19.9 | 7,098 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Maurice E. Dockrell | 19.0 | 6,768 | | | | | | | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Joseph Barron | 6.2 | 2,220 | 2,456 | 2,877 | 2,914 | 3,032 | 3,137 | 3,241 | 3,295 | 4,355 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Philip Brady | 6.1 | 2,175 | 5,373 | 5,461 | 5,479 | 5,492 | 5,547 | 7,199 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Cummins | 4.1 | 1,464 | 2,795 | 2,875 | 2,881 | 2,897 | 2,919 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick | 3.8 | 1,349 | 2,849 | 2,913 | 2,925 | 2,939 | 2,953 | 3,801 | 4,964 | 5,237 |
| | Fine Gael | George McLoughlin | 2.9 | 1,032 | 1,132 | 1,432 | 1,969 | 2,001 | 3,086 | 3,230 | 3,263 | |
| | Fine Gael | John Nugent | 2.8 | 1,002 | 1,068 | 1,198 | 1,403 | 1,421 | | | | |
| | Irish Workers' Party | Michael O'Riordan | 0.5 | 183 | 203 | 269 | 273 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 54,929 Valid: 35,691 Quota: 5,949 Turnout: 65.0% |||||||||||||

### 1961 general election

1961 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Lemass | 31.8 | 10,211 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Maurice E. Dockrell | 21.8 | 7,007 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Joseph Barron | 9.7 | 3,109 | 3,329 | 3,442 | 3,450 | 3,507 | 3,749 | 3,830 | 3,971 | 4,142 | 4,273 | 4,930 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Philip Brady | 8.4 | 2,689 | 5,282 | 5,380 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Frank Cluskey | 5.6 | 1,796 | 1,904 | 1,954 | 1,955 | 2,031 | 2,105 | 2,141 | 2,241 | 3,488 | 3,569 | 4,052 |
| | Labour | James Mooney | 4.7 | 1,511 | 1,630 | 1,678 | 1,679 | 1,730 | 1,794 | 1,847 | 1,928 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Cummins | 4.5 | 1,449 | 2,285 | 2,317 | 2,319 | 2,337 | 2,374 | 2,394 | 2,584 | 2,672 | 3,996 | 4,289 |
| | Fine Gael | George McLoughlin | 3.4 | 1,095 | 1,163 | 1,371 | 1,373 | 1,383 | 1,399 | 1,747 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick | 3.2 | 1,024 | 1,756 | 1,800 | 1,803 | 1,812 | 1,851 | 1,889 | 1,953 | 2,018 | | |
| | Fine Gael | James McGarry | 2.4 | 755 | 799 | 1,050 | 1,052 | 1,068 | 1,091 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tomás Ó Dubhghaill | 1.9 | 622 | 656 | 664 | 664 | 693 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Hegarty | 1.8 | 579 | 661 | 1,450 | 1,456 | 1,470 | 1,492 | 1,945 | 2,910 | 3,025 | 3,151 | |
| | Irish Workers' Party | Michael O'Riordan | 0.9 | 277 | 297 | 308 | 308 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 57,390 Valid: 32,124 Quota: 5,355 Turnout: 56.0% |||||||||||||||

### 1958 by-election

Independent TD Jack Murphy resigned on 13 May 1958. On 4 June 1958, the writ of election was moved to fill the vacancy. A by-election was held on 25 June 1958.
1958 by-election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Cummins | 34.2 | 6,014 | 6,337 | 7,111 | 7,988 |
| | Fine Gael | John Hegarty | 17.6 | 3,089 | 3,619 | 4,386 | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Seán MacBride | 17.2 | 3,030 | 3,799 | 4,925 | 7,083 |
| | Labour | Frank Cluskey | 15.7 | 2,762 | 3,352 | | |
| | National Progressive Democrats | Noel Hartnett | 15.3 | 2,688 | | | |
| Electorate: 51,567 Valid: 17,583 Quota: 8,792 Turnout: 34.1% ||||||||

### 1957 general election

1957 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Lemass | 25.5 | 8,136 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Maurice E. Dockrell | 14.4 | 4,607 | 4,663 | 4,965 | 5,010 | 5,058 | 5,520 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Philip Brady | 10.1 | 3,236 | 4,382 | 4,401 | 4,532 | 5,133 | 5,265 | 5,276 | 5,642 |
| | Independent | Jack Murphy | 9.5 | 3,036 | 3,109 | 3,163 | 3,620 | 3,728 | 4,375 | 4,403 | 4,992 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Celia Lynch | 8.5 | 2,704 | 3,789 | 3,853 | 4,023 | 5,122 | 5,333 | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Joseph Barron | 6.4 | 2,049 | 2,092 | 2,121 | 2,553 | 2,581 | 3,037 | 3,055 | 3,744 |
| | Labour | Roddy Connolly | 6.1 | 1,932 | 1,967 | 1,998 | 2,158 | 2,203 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Thomas Finlay | 6.0 | 1,906 | 1,925 | 2,381 | 2,405 | 2,446 | 2,614 | 2,755 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tomás Ó Dubhghaill | 5.4 | 1,734 | 1,760 | 1,766 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Anthony Moroney | 5.1 | 1,621 | 1,929 | 1,937 | 1,998 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Edward Hosey | 3.0 | 966 | 989 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 55,976 Valid: 31,927 Quota: 5,322 Turnout: 57.0% ||||||||||||

### 1954 general election

1954 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Lemass | 20.1 | 7,753 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Maurice E. Dockrell | 19.4 | 7,474 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | James Larkin Jnr | 15.3 | 5,883 | 5,927 | 6,003 | 6,052 | 6,167 | 6,413 | 6,556 | | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Joseph Barron | 8.5 | 3,258 | 3,273 | 3,318 | 3,372 | 3,442 | 3,584 | 3,740 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Celia Lynch | 7.8 | 3,009 | 3,422 | 3,434 | 3,452 | 3,481 | 3,554 | 5,026 | 5,452 | 5,519 | 5,846 |
| | Fine Gael | Thomas Finlay | 6.9 | 2,654 | 2,663 | 3,348 | 3,429 | 3,500 | 5,729 | 5,815 | 7,437 | | |
| | Fine Gael | William Phelan | 6.8 | 2,614 | 2,625 | 2,800 | 2,833 | 2,878 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Philip Brady | 6.8 | 2,610 | 2,885 | 2,907 | 2,928 | 2,963 | 3,014 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John McCann | 6.7 | 2,586 | 3,143 | 3,159 | 3,183 | 3,204 | 3,275 | 4,333 | 4,756 | 4,794 | 5,026 |
| | Independent | Eamonn Halpin | 1.0 | 380 | 386 | 398 | 416 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Seán Davis | 0.8 | 298 | 301 | 312 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 59,731 Valid: 38,519 Quota: 6,420 Turnout: 64.5% ||||||||||||||

### 1951 general election

1951 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Lemass | 25.9 | 10,759 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Maurice E. Dockrell | 13.7 | 5,684 | 5,720 | 6,301 | 6,480 | 7,038 | | | | |
| | Labour | James Larkin Jnr | 13.6 | 5,667 | 5,764 | 5,928 | 6,049 | 6,986 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John McCann | 10.8 | 4,487 | 6,071 | 6,112 | 6,167 | 6,350 | 7,025 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Philip Brady | 9.7 | 4,020 | 4,669 | 4,703 | 4,961 | 5,095 | 5,688 | 5,755 | 5,792 | 5,831 |
| | Fianna Fáil | James B. Lynch | 8.8 | 3,638 | 5,002 | 5,042 | 5,080 | 5,226 | 5,667 | 5,714 | 5,739 | 5,801 |
| | Fine Gael | Kerry Reddin | 6.7 | 2,784 | 2,818 | 3,188 | 3,239 | 3,633 | | | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Con Lehane | 4.4 | 1,809 | 1,845 | 1,914 | 2,596 | | | | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Joseph Barron | 3.3 | 1,363 | 1,382 | 1,414 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Anthony Lalor | 3.2 | 1,332 | 1,348 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 65,020 Valid: 41,543 Quota: 6,924 Turnout: 63.9% |||||||||||||

### 1948 general election

1948 general election: Dublin South-Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Lemass | 29.9 | 13,274 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Maurice E. Dockrell | 11.1 | 4,931 | 4,993 | 5,011 | 5,294 | 5,353 | 5,405 | 5,440 | 5,546 | 9,618 | | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Con Lehane | 11.0 | 4,861 | 4,924 | 4,975 | 4,995 | 5,062 | 5,469 | 5,514 | 7,567 | | | | |
| | Labour | James Larkin Jnr | 10.7 | 4,743 | 4,894 | 4,978 | 5,013 | 5,275 | 5,363 | 6,555 | 6,814 | 7,070 | 7,199 | 8,579 | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Cahill | 8.9 | 3,965 | 4,030 | 4,054 | 4,289 | 4,384 | 4,454 | 4,504 | 4,836 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John McCann | 8.6 | 3,829 | 5,860 | 5,914 | 5,948 | 6,055 | 6,077 | 6,104 | 6,159 | 6,324 | 6,346 | 6,889 | 7,286 |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Joseph Barron | 5.2 | 2,287 | 2,307 | 2,328 | 2,336 | 2,373 | 2,918 | 2,942 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | James B. Lynch | 5.0 | 2,216 | 5,596 | 5,634 | 5,645 | 5,726 | 5,745 | 5,799 | 5,831 | 5,974 | 5,992 | 6,289 | 6,662 |
| | Labour | Frank Foley | 2.9 | 1,303 | 1,323 | 1,334 | 1,340 | 1,419 | 1,459 | | | | | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Jack Brady | 2.7 | 1,203 | 1,227 | 1,241 | 1,247 | 1,275 | | | | | | | |
| | National Labour Party | Joseph Hughes | 1.8 | 790 | 817 | 850 | 859 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Joseph Toner | 1.4 | 635 | 644 | 658 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | William Naughton | 0.8 | 350 | 374 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 67,633 Valid: 44,387 Quota: 7,398 Turnout: 65.6% ||||||||||||||||